Farewell, Robertson Stadium

On November 24th, the Houston Cougars played their last football game in Robertson Stadium, a facility that has hosted the Coogs for 70 years, with the exception of the seasons they played in the Astrodome as repairs were being made. The lot was filled with tail-gating fun and the band did their traditional march across campus and into the stadium.







I'm sure the new stadium will be nice, but it's the end of an era.



Jerry in front of the stadium - one more time!



And out among the Alumni pavilions ...



One of the more famous Coogs' wall tiles ...



Heading in for the final game



These concession stands are a familiar sight. Very "low tech" compared to newer facilities!






Heading up the ramps



JB with our last set of Robertson rental chairs ... they told us to take them home after the game, but the seats didn't say UofH or Robertson Stadium on them, so we left them for the wrecking crew. They also held an online auction, selling the box seats ... needless to say, we do NOT have either of these memorabilia items!



Cougar band on the field ...



UofH formation ...



Team takes the field



School song, to which no one remembers the words!



Action on the field



Shadows fall



Last shot of the Robertson Stadium scoreboard



We left just after half-time, it was cold, and unfortunately we missed the post-game program and festivities. The Coogs posted this photo of "lights out".



They've since surrounded the stadium with construction fencing and will begin demolition in the coming weeks. The Coogs will play in Reliant Stadium next season and then back on campus to open the new stadium for the 2014 season. We'll be there!

Running for Pie

Continuing our running program, Jerry and I ran the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning with Ed and Martha. Ed and I did 6.2, although he finished much faster than I did. Jerry and Martha ran the 5K (3.1) and it was a good run for everyone.

Here is our official "finisher" photo ...



Ed & Hope hosted the family for Thanksgiving lunch and through the wonders of technology, we have a group photo. The photo resolution is fairly low, but we're all in there!

FIFTY Years

It's hard to believe that Jerry has been out of high school for fifty years, but the Austin High School class of 1962 celebrated their 50th reunion in November. The event coincided with the 75th anniversary of Austin High School, so they had lots of activities Friday and Saturday.

Here's a photo of Jerry with classmates and friends - Glen Cook, Herman Wehner & Pat McCraken on school grounds at the 75th Anniversary program.



A shot of Darrell Cherry, me and Jerry at the 50th reunion party at the Hilton/Doubletree downtown that Saturday night.